Cardboard Sculpture
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Art Materials are expensive! How do starving artists afford do buy materials? Is there a way to make my art without buying all these expensive materials?
There is..... it is called found object art, reusing materials is often referred to as upcycling in the art & craft world. One of these abundant materials is cardboard. Your mission is to create a sculpture in the round with cardboard. You will be challenged to problem solve and take risk in order to create a large sculpture. For Direction you may create an household object at a larger scale or create a life size sculpture or bust of a person or animal or a piece of wardrobe that can be worn. This project is open ended as far as your subject matter, so use your imagination and creativity. |
Techniques
Cutting and removing the outside layer of paper to reveal the corrugated surface
Cut parallel slits in one side of a piece of cardboard to make it more flexible.
Cut slits and shapes into the cardboard in which other pieces of cardboard can fit.
Expectations & Requirements: I demonstrated.......
Problem Solving:
Was I able to develop solutions to any problems I came across? In other words, whenever I got stuck coming up with an idea, or working with a technique, or creating my composition, did I find a way to get myself unstuck and to move forward?
Technical Skills:
Did I use a variety of techniques while making my sculpture, and was I successful in using those techniques? The techniques you used might include: cutting cardboard with scissors or an exacto knife, gluing with Elmer's glue or the hot glue gun, cutting one layer of paper away from the cardboard to reveal the corrugated pattern underneath, cutting slits in the cardboard in order to make it more flexible to create tubes, cutting slits in the cardboard in which other pieces of cardboard would fit, layering pieces of cardboard together to create more voluminous or freestanding forms, removing layers of a piece of cardboard to make it more bendable.
Risk-taking:
Did I take risks with my cardboard sculpture? In other words, was I willing to try new techniques using the cardboard, was I willing to move any individual pieces that I created around to see if they looked better in other areas, was I willing to push myself past my comfort zone?
Visual Movement:
Did I create visual movement in my cardboard sculpture? Does my eye automatically travel around my sculpture as I look at it?
Sculpture-in the-Round:
Did I create a sculpture-in-the-round? In other words, did I create a sculpture that looks visually appealing from several different angles?
Craftsmanship:
Did I create a well-crafted sculpture? In other words, did I make my straight lines straight and my curved lines just as curved as I wanted them, did I make my tubes or boxes look like tubes and boxes, and did I put in the time and effort to make a sculpture that not only looks finished but looks finished by a professional artist with a concern for his or her craft?
Neatness:
Did I create a very clean and tidy sculpture? Did I invest the time and energy into making a sculpture with clean lines, without unsightly globs of glue or tears in the paper?
Was I able to develop solutions to any problems I came across? In other words, whenever I got stuck coming up with an idea, or working with a technique, or creating my composition, did I find a way to get myself unstuck and to move forward?
Technical Skills:
Did I use a variety of techniques while making my sculpture, and was I successful in using those techniques? The techniques you used might include: cutting cardboard with scissors or an exacto knife, gluing with Elmer's glue or the hot glue gun, cutting one layer of paper away from the cardboard to reveal the corrugated pattern underneath, cutting slits in the cardboard in order to make it more flexible to create tubes, cutting slits in the cardboard in which other pieces of cardboard would fit, layering pieces of cardboard together to create more voluminous or freestanding forms, removing layers of a piece of cardboard to make it more bendable.
Risk-taking:
Did I take risks with my cardboard sculpture? In other words, was I willing to try new techniques using the cardboard, was I willing to move any individual pieces that I created around to see if they looked better in other areas, was I willing to push myself past my comfort zone?
Visual Movement:
Did I create visual movement in my cardboard sculpture? Does my eye automatically travel around my sculpture as I look at it?
Sculpture-in the-Round:
Did I create a sculpture-in-the-round? In other words, did I create a sculpture that looks visually appealing from several different angles?
Craftsmanship:
Did I create a well-crafted sculpture? In other words, did I make my straight lines straight and my curved lines just as curved as I wanted them, did I make my tubes or boxes look like tubes and boxes, and did I put in the time and effort to make a sculpture that not only looks finished but looks finished by a professional artist with a concern for his or her craft?
Neatness:
Did I create a very clean and tidy sculpture? Did I invest the time and energy into making a sculpture with clean lines, without unsightly globs of glue or tears in the paper?
Extra Credit
Create a sculpture that is larger than life size.